Atomic scientists will reset the 'Doomsday Clock' with an estimate of how close they believe humanity is in 2023 to annihilation due to existential threats such as nuclear war and climate change.
- Atomic scientists will reset the "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday with an estimate of how close they believe humanity is in 2023 to annihilation due to existential threats such as nuclear war and climate change.The "Doomsday Clock" is a symbolic timepiece showing how close the world is to ending. Midnight marks the theoretical point of annihilation.
The hands of the clock are moved closer to or further away from midnight based on the scientists' reading of existential threats at a particular time.A Chicago-based non-profit organization called the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists updates the time annually based on information regarding catastrophic risks to the planet and humanity and displays the "time" on its website.
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